David
Dundas (b.1735 d. 1820) was commissioned in Elliot's Light
Dragoons in 1759, promoted Major
15th (King's) Light Dragoons, promoted
Colonel 2nd Horse (?) in 1781,
published "Principles of Military
Movements, chiefly applicable to
Infantry" (1783/4) and in 1792, "Rules
and Regulations for the
formations,
field-exercises, and movements of
his Majesty’s forces . . ." and
"The Rules and Regulations for the Cavalry."
Dundas later went on to command
the Army during the Napoleonic period.
This unpublished manuscript is
in
the possession of the Powys-Lybbe family of
the U.K. We deeply
appreciate
their permission to present it here and hope that
you might let them know you
appreciate
it as well.
Dundas's
Cavalry Treatise
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